Stephen's older brother David, who was hoping to become just the third player to win the Met Junior three times, was eliminated with a Round of 16 loss against Christiana. The defending champion, who also won the Met Junior as a 14-year-old in 2006, fell to Christiana, 3 and 2.

The Bucknell University-bound Stitzer took the lead against Christiana in the quarterfinals on the second hole and never looked back. He birdied the second, fourth, sixth and tenth holes and was ahead 4-up after the front nine.

"By the quarterfinal round my swing started to feel good," said Stitzer, who was one of the Bruins' premier golfers for several years. "I worked on my putting a little

before I went out for my second match and I made a few big birdie putts."

A birdie on No. 10, followed by a par on No. 11, put Stitzer ahead, 6-up. He closed out the match by parring the par 4 13th hole.

"I only missed a few greens the whole day," Stitzer said. "I lost in the first round last year on the 18th hole, so I am just kind of enjoying the run that I'm on now. I am not putting too much pressure on myself."

The Round of 16 match between Stitzer and Torell was intriguing, as it featured Brunswick's two former co-captains.

"We knew coming in that if we won our first two matches we would be seeing each other in the third round, so that was both of our goals," Stitzer explained. "We had a great time. We play so much competitive golf together, so it was nice to be out there and play."

It was a back-and-forth battle on the front nine, as the lead changed hands several times. Stitzer made a par putt on No. 1 go to ahead 1-up, but Torell squared the match by parring the second hole. Torell led 1-up after the seventh hole, but Stitzer squared it up again with a birdie on No. 8.

Torell bogeyed the par-4 10th hole, while Stitzer made par to move in front for good, 1-up.

"It was a real competitive match," Stitzer said. "We had a lot of fun competing against each other."

Pastore, who has enjoyed a successful summer on the golf course, seemed primed to make it back to the final day of action after winning his first two matches in convincing fashion on Tuesday. Christiana, however, had other ideas. The rising Fox Lane High School senior set the tone early, making a birdie putt on the first hole to go ahead 1-up. He won the next hole to quickly seize a 2-up advantage and was able to maintain the edge throughout.

"It seems everyone I have played lately raises their game and does real well," said Pastore, a Greenwich High School graduate who will play on the golf team at the University of Virginia in the fall. "He made some great putts today. I didn't play that bad, but just didn't get too many breaks. That's how it is in match play -- things just happen."

Pastore, who advanced to the quarterfinals of the Connecticut Amateur Golf Championship last month and was Greenwich High's No. 1 player, was proud to see his two younger brothers qualify for the tournament. Paul Pastore, who is entering his freshman year at GHS, lost in the first round on Tuesday.

"It was awesome that we were all in the same tournament," Pastore said. "This was the first time that we all played together in the same field, so it was special for us. It was really a nice week. I don't think three brothers have ever played together in this tournament."

Kelly parred the first hole to go 1-up on Stephen Pastore, but Pastore made it all square with a par on No. 2. Kelly seized the lead for good by winning the next hole, but the match remained close throughout.

"I am pretty happy with the way I played," Pastore said. "I wasn't too confident coming into this tournament, but I had a pretty good week. We were neck-and-neck for most of the match."

Pastore was just 2-down heading into the 14th hole, but hit his tee shot out of bounds. Kelly capitalized and won No. 14 to take a 3-up edge.

"I was two down going into that hole with five holes to play, which isn't too bad," Pastore said. "I could have come back from that. But then I hit it out of bounds. I hit some consistent shots, but he matched those consistent shots.

One of Greenwich High's premier players, Pastore made it to the quarterfinals with an exciting 1-up, 19-hole victory over Jacob Goldenring from Florham Park, N.J., in a Round of 16 match Wednesday morning.

Today's other semifinal match features Michael Miller from Brewster, N.Y., against Jonathan Renza of Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. They are scheduled to tee off at 8:30 a.m. The semifinal winners will meet in today's finals, which is slated to begin at approximately noon.